Post-anthropocentric Rehearsal Studies. A conceptual framework to account for the social and material mediations in performance-making

Bibliographic Data

ID21722016
AuthorsCarmen Pellegrinelli (0000-0001-8808-2351, University of Lapland), Laura Lucia Parolin (0000-0001-7385-9797, University of Southern Denmark, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume43
Issue2
Pages130-154
Publication date2023-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Theatre and Performance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-2761 • E-ISSN: 2040-0616
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14682761.2021.1979337
OpenAlexW3200576869
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

This article uses the concept of ‘mediation’ to account for the sociomateriality involved in the rehearsal of a new play. Drawing on ideas from the ‘New Sociology of Art’ that has its origins in Science and Technology Studies, we show how the sociomateriality of the rehearsal is an essential part of the process of theatre-making. It means giving to materials, bodies and matters in the rehearsal room a crucial role in the process of developing and refining a scene. Using ethnographic research methods, with particular emphasis on excerpts from video recordings, we analyse specific activities that take place in the rehearsal room to give a less anthropocentric and a more nuanced reading of the processes that contribute to the creation of a scene. Analysing the dynamics of entanglements in work practices of performance-making, we reveal the material base of the easily overlooked professional processes that constitute the craft of theatre

Aesthetics · Anthropocentrism · Art · Craft · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Ethnography · Linguistics · Mediation · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropology · Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Theatre and Performance Studies

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